Looking for some coaching, currently on Ultra Silver | New Challenger | Page 1

simple hazel Mar 2, 2023, 3:29 AM

#

Goodnight to anyone who's reading this.
I've been playing SFV effectively for 2 and a half months, maining Sakura exclusively. I recently hit Gold for the first time, but today i had a particularly shitty day and almost fell all the way back to Super Silver.
I thought i was doing pretty good until now, but this has finally made me realize that i really should be asking for some help, since i feel like i'm not able to consistently beat certain Silver strategies.
I struggle the most with the Ryu matchup for some reason , which is a really big problem since he is played by most of the playerbase. To put into perspective i started my day at 4000LP, got matched up against 5 Ryu players back to back and instantly went back to 3500 LP (i lost every set).
I also find myself having a tough time against very deffensive players .

I'm looking for some advice on how to finally breakout out of Silver and be able to keep Gold. My main goal is to reach Platinum before SF6 comes out.
It would be ideal if i could play a couple of matches against somebody outside of the ranked setting, maybe even having some kind of training partner from whom i can get some feedback from time to time.

Thanks for reading. 🙂

amber sleet Mar 2, 2023, 3:34 AM

#

@simple hazel you wanna play rn? 👀

simple hazel Mar 2, 2023, 3:40 AM

#

Yeah, that would be nice. Just give me a moment, i'll have some dinner first.

CFN id is MrLeono

amber sleet Mar 2, 2023, 3:41 AM

#

Yeah take your time boss

#

Just ping me when you're done

simple hazel Mar 2, 2023, 3:50 AM

#

@amber sleet i'm all set 🙂

amber sleet Mar 2, 2023, 3:50 AM

#

Swag, lemme make a lobby

#

I sent an invite

#

One quick sec

simple hazel Mar 2, 2023, 3:51 AM

#

Yeah np take your time

amber sleet Mar 2, 2023, 3:58 AM

#

Sorry I meant to pick Ryu lol

simple hazel Mar 2, 2023, 4:05 AM

#

@amber sleet Np, that was nice lol

amber sleet Mar 2, 2023, 4:05 AM

#

Haha thanks

#

I'll go Ryu this time like I meant

#

Juri's not as good an example because you were throwing a lot of fireballs

#

And she just kinda skips those if she wants

#

nice

#

Haha nice

#

My Ryu's not very good yet

#

He's been a work in progress

simple hazel Mar 2, 2023, 4:14 AM

#

That was nice, thing is

#

My IQ drops to 0 whenever he pops VT1

#

Lol

#

I don't know why i'm so scared of that

amber sleet Mar 2, 2023, 4:24 AM

#

Haha I still can't play this character very well

#

You jump a lot more when I'm in VT

simple hazel Mar 2, 2023, 4:24 AM

#

Yeah, that fireball scared the shit out of me

#

I should look a bit into that

amber sleet Mar 2, 2023, 4:25 AM

#

It's better but there are better ways to deal with it than hard reading it

#

Those sets are bad examples haha because you were winning

#

I hate giving advice about things that were working

#

But I'm not very good at fireball chars

#

You should try neutral jumping the fireballs sometimes

#

Every second that you're not engaging him is a plus, remember

#

Since the VT is on a timer

#

Your own VT is a neat option too, as were the EX/charged fireballs

simple hazel Mar 2, 2023, 4:27 AM

#

You're right, as soon as the Ryu player pops VT i try as hard as i can to get in.

#

Yeah that's why i use VT 1, It also seems like a nice pressure tool since it's so plus on block

#

Something that really gets to me is when the Ryu player has some kind of flowchart like:

Match starts> immediatly crouch block > if the opponent tries to get close mash LP > if they jump just anti air. And i swear they're able to tech every single throw i try to do.

amber sleet Mar 2, 2023, 4:30 AM

#

You're at about the rank where people start OSing it

#

So some of them probably will be haha

simple hazel Mar 2, 2023, 4:30 AM

#

You mean delay tech?

amber sleet Mar 2, 2023, 4:30 AM

#

Yeah

simple hazel Mar 2, 2023, 4:31 AM

#

Yeah, i've noticed. Sometimes i'm able to get around it by doing a jump on their wakeup

#

But they catch up to it really fast.

#

Oh and as you saw with Juri, i struggle a lot with characters with anti fireball tools. Balrog gives me trouble whenever i encounter one

amber sleet Mar 2, 2023, 4:33 AM

#

The best thing against delay tech is to walk back on their wakeup out of throw range

#

Let them whiff the tech and punish that

#

Neutral jump on their wakeup can be a good option too but most characters can AA that if they tech fast enough

simple hazel Mar 2, 2023, 4:34 AM

#

So, based on what you experienced on these matches. What should i be doing and what should i stop doing?

#

It was nice to play some games outside of the anxiety ranked mode gives me. It's actually the first time i truly engage in some way with the fighting game community. I hope this can help me improve a little bit on my game.

amber sleet Mar 2, 2023, 4:38 AM

#

Hmm lemme think

#

Well you were jumping too much

#

See a lot of the time it was working so I won't talk about that

#

But sometimes you didn't have the health to eat a dp

#

And at one point I switched to hitbox so I could actually anti air haha

#

And you still jumped until you died

#

I think it's kinda your panic response for a lot of stuff

#

When you're unsure what to do on oki

#

When you're unsure how to respond to the VT

#

when you're unsure how to play neutral with me

simple hazel Mar 2, 2023, 4:39 AM

#

Yeah, it's some kind of instinct whenever i feel pressured

amber sleet Mar 2, 2023, 4:40 AM

#

Because it's not like you see a fireball and then jump

#

I was trying to coax that but you didn't treat it like that

#

With Juri I was trying the whole set haha

#

Your meaties weren't really tight, which is an important one to work on

#

You had them which is good, but you traded with me a lot

simple hazel Mar 2, 2023, 4:40 AM

#

Yup, i missed a lot of them

#

Is the timing different on back roll?

amber sleet Mar 2, 2023, 4:42 AM

#

Yes

#

Backroll is 5f slower across the board

simple hazel Mar 2, 2023, 4:43 AM

#

I'll keep that in mind

amber sleet Mar 2, 2023, 4:44 AM

#

Do you wanna do another against a character I can play haha

#

I could give better advice then

simple hazel Mar 2, 2023, 4:44 AM

#

Yeah, sure

amber sleet Mar 2, 2023, 4:53 AM

#

The jumping was much better that set

simple hazel Mar 2, 2023, 4:53 AM

#

I swear i'm trying not to jump lol

amber sleet Mar 2, 2023, 4:53 AM

#

Haha we saw two different things eh

simple hazel Mar 2, 2023, 4:53 AM

#

I don't even know when is my turn hahah

#

Yeah Juri seems like a tough matchup, as fireballs don't do that much against her

#

But hey, i almost got you once lol

amber sleet Mar 2, 2023, 4:54 AM

#

Haha you Ped on me! that was sick

simple hazel Mar 2, 2023, 4:54 AM

#

I'm enjoying this a lot

amber sleet Mar 2, 2023, 4:54 AM

#

You can't just throw fireballs like that against her

#

But there are a few things that you're not doing that are really worth starting

#

First of all, Sakura can punish Juri s.hk at almost any range with s.lk xx mp dp

#

That's really big

#

A lot of s.hks are -4

#

And Sakura's really really good at punishing -4s

simple hazel Mar 2, 2023, 4:55 AM

#

Oh yeah that's right! I think i'm not using st.lk enough

amber sleet Mar 2, 2023, 4:55 AM

#

That was my next thing haha

#

Can you buffer it into mp dp?

#

That's really worth doing

simple hazel Mar 2, 2023, 4:56 AM

#

Yeah, but not on reaction. I've tried doing it on some things that look unsafe like Urien shoulder tackle and i just die haha

#

Wait, is there a way to buffer it so i dont die if it doesn't connect?

amber sleet Mar 2, 2023, 4:57 AM

#

Nah you can't do it on reaction

amber sleet Mar 2, 2023, 4:57 AM

#

simple hazel Wait, is there a way to buffer it so i dont die if it doesn't connect?

Yep! that's really important

#

If you input the cancel really fast, it will only come out if you connect

simple hazel Mar 2, 2023, 4:57 AM

#

:0

amber sleet Mar 2, 2023, 4:57 AM

#

That's block or hit of course, so you have to be careful

simple hazel Mar 2, 2023, 4:58 AM

#

I'll have to lab that

amber sleet Mar 2, 2023, 4:58 AM

#

but it's a really big deal because it's a button that's generally relatively safe to throw out in neutral

#

You buffer the dp and if I whiff a button or dash or walk up, it connects and I get duffed

simple hazel Mar 2, 2023, 4:58 AM

#

Just as with cr.mk into ex fireball, fireball won't come out if the string doesn't connect

#

Is it something like that?

amber sleet Mar 2, 2023, 4:59 AM

#

Yeah exactly

simple hazel Mar 2, 2023, 5:00 AM

#

Yeah it may be that sometimes i'm a little too scared to press anything on neutral and get crush countered

amber sleet Mar 2, 2023, 5:00 AM

#

It's hard right because you definitely don't want that to happen

#

But take the Juri mu right

#

That goes back to the other thing

#

I do not want to throw out my CC button, s.hk, against a Sakura

#

Because it'll get punished most of the time

#

Once you're doing that, I'm just going to stop using that button

#

And now you don't have to worry about it

simple hazel Mar 2, 2023, 5:01 AM

#

That's a good point

#

I didnt pay much attention but we're you using st.hk that much in the set?

amber sleet Mar 2, 2023, 5:03 AM

#

Not a ton, force of habit not to use it against Sakura

#

Plus you weren't throwing out that many buttons

#

I can do one more before bed

#

It's a good option against fireballs

#

Poking them out on startup

simple hazel Mar 2, 2023, 5:03 AM

#

Yeah, let's do one more

amber sleet Mar 2, 2023, 5:08 AM

#

Lmao I would not have blocked that

simple hazel Mar 2, 2023, 5:12 AM

#

What do you mean? Lol

amber sleet Mar 2, 2023, 5:13 AM

#

When I air to aired you and then walked under

simple hazel Mar 2, 2023, 5:13 AM

#

I think i did a lot better that set

amber sleet Mar 2, 2023, 5:13 AM

#

You implement things really fast

#

Against me at least you do much better than I would expect you to at your rank

#

I'd expect you're loosing to more cheese type stuff

simple hazel Mar 2, 2023, 5:14 AM

#

It's not my first FG so i'm kinda used to implement something new as soon as i learn it

#

Thanks for the advice on that st.Lk buffer

amber sleet Mar 2, 2023, 5:14 AM

#

Yeah it's really good

simple hazel Mar 2, 2023, 5:14 AM

#

It sometimes was kinda janky lol

amber sleet Mar 2, 2023, 5:14 AM

#

Haha yeah you don't wanna catch an air reset with it

simple hazel Mar 2, 2023, 5:14 AM

#

I really don't like how the comboing works in SF

amber sleet Mar 2, 2023, 5:15 AM

#

You're coming from MK?

simple hazel Mar 2, 2023, 5:15 AM

#

I've seem my DPs go through my opponents character more times than i like to admit

amber sleet Mar 2, 2023, 5:15 AM

#

Combos are very different here haha

simple hazel Mar 2, 2023, 5:15 AM

#

Yeah, i'm a Netherrealm enthusiast lol

amber sleet Mar 2, 2023, 5:15 AM

#

Haha I'm awful at MK

#

Tried to get into UMK3 for a bit

#

But the only people I had to play it with were the FightCade gods in South America

simple hazel Mar 2, 2023, 5:16 AM

#

I enjoyed MK11 quite a lot, despite everyone complaining about it

#

Still i think Trilogy is my favorite hehe

#

So you think i did well? I felt pretty comfortable myself. Wish matches were this chill on ranked lol

#

What do you think, am i able to get to Platinum before SF6 drops?

amber sleet Mar 2, 2023, 5:19 AM

#

Yeah I think so

#

I don't play a lot of ranked haha so I'm no expert

#

But I think you should def be able to

#

It kinda seems like you have one game you want to play

#

And any deviation from that game you sorta panic and try to get back to it

simple hazel Mar 2, 2023, 5:20 AM

#

Well yeah, harassing people with st.mp is my favorite activity lmao

amber sleet Mar 2, 2023, 5:21 AM

#

Lmao

#

Some people, and some characters, will force you to play differently of course

#

A Ryu that can beat you in the fireball war is one such example

#

that might be the problem

#

Guiles too

#

Sagats

#

Rog is a neat example because he can just ignore the fireballs

#

Juri too

simple hazel Mar 2, 2023, 5:22 AM

#

Yeah, Juri is kinda troublesome because of that. I can't play my fireball game all that well

#

And my VT is kinda useless too against her

#

Juri was actually the other character i was looking forward to play when i got the game, but i decides to play something a bit more simple, since it's my first SF game

amber sleet Mar 2, 2023, 5:26 AM

#

Aside from combo routes and keeping track of stores I don't think she's all that complicated

#

But Sakura's a cool choice too haha

#

I don't think your VT is useless but I do fear VT2 more

#

You can still use VT1 for pressure

#

Or if you throw a fireball close enough that I can't react

#

VT2 is cool because like

#

It turns that s.hk punish into a lot of damage

#

s.lk xx VT2 tatsu > VS1 xx kick > VT2 dp

#

Any little in becomes really scary

simple hazel Mar 2, 2023, 5:28 AM

#

Yeah i actually started with VT2 when i was in bronze. I guess i wasnt using it correctly because i was getting wrecked most of the time i tried to use it lol

#

So it maybe better to only use it on confirms

amber sleet Mar 2, 2023, 5:31 AM

#

it making your wakeup dps not cost meter is cool too

#

But aside from that I wouldn't just be throwing tatsus and stuff out

#

but you could do s.lk buffered into VT2 tatsu!

#

That's terrifying

simple hazel Mar 2, 2023, 5:32 AM

#

You just gave me an idea lol

#

Oh right, i was also a bit concerned throughout the whole set because of how little EX meter you used lol

#

I lost to your Critical Art like 50% of the rounds

amber sleet Mar 2, 2023, 5:34 AM

#

Haha that wasn't much of a big thing I think

#

I just didn't have many other places I felt like spending it

#

If I was really being gung ho I'd have done the EX flip kick through more fireballs probably

#

Or done more c.mk xx EX fuha

#

But I just kinda sat on it and CA is a good place to dump it

simple hazel Mar 2, 2023, 5:35 AM

#

Especially if that wins you the round

#

This was a nice experience. Mind if i add you to CFN? I might want to keep playing you some more haha

#

I wonder if theres a limit to how much of this posts i can make, since i still want to look into other areas to improve my play.

amber sleet Mar 2, 2023, 5:38 AM

#

simple hazel This was a nice experience. Mind if i add you to CFN? I might want to keep playi...

Yo totally! Feel free to ping me whenever you'd like to run it

amber sleet Mar 2, 2023, 5:38 AM

#

simple hazel Especially if that wins you the round

If you can win the round, it is almost always worth it to do so

#

SFV is a game where it is easy to come back

#

Don't let them do it haha

amber sleet Mar 2, 2023, 5:39 AM

#

simple hazel I wonder if theres a limit to how much of this posts i can make, since i still w...

Make as many as you want haha

simple hazel Mar 2, 2023, 5:39 AM

#

I've noticed lol, VT1 Nash has made me almost cry a lot of times lmao

amber sleet Mar 2, 2023, 5:41 AM

#

Haha wait until you run into a Urien that actually knows Aegis setups

simple hazel Mar 2, 2023, 5:42 AM

#

Lmao i don't even want to think about it

#

Well i guess that's it for today. Thanks a lot for the matches and the advice, have a good night!

amber sleet Mar 2, 2023, 5:44 AM

#

Absolutely, ggs man!

glossy skiff Mar 3, 2023, 11:32 PM

#

Sometimes the best thing to do against a strong VT is turtle and wait out the timer haha

simple hazel Mar 12, 2023, 9:11 PM

#

Hey @amber sleet, do you mind watching a few replays for me? And tell me what should i be doing against that sort of player lol

amber sleet Mar 12, 2023, 9:11 PM

#

Yeah man for sure

#

Lemme finish eating

simple hazel Mar 12, 2023, 9:11 PM

#

Yea, i'm about to eat to

amber sleet Mar 12, 2023, 9:12 PM

#

Haha wanna break for an hour

#

Watch the tapes at 6

#

Unless you just want me to write something up

#

I can do that too

simple hazel Mar 12, 2023, 9:14 PM

#

4EDB16467
4EDB16819
4EDB13CF8
4EDB140D1

Those are the replays, all against the same Ryu player. I think that's what i meant when i said i struggled with the matchup XD

#

No prob, take your time. I just need a little advice with this particular scenarios lol

#

This is the first time i've ever ben teabagged btw

amber sleet Mar 12, 2023, 9:18 PM

#

Uh oh lol

amber sleet Mar 12, 2023, 10:02 PM

#

Alright @simple hazel it's time

#

Oh crap dangit I need to make a phone call

#

But after!

simple hazel Mar 12, 2023, 10:13 PM

#

No hurry, take your time

amber sleet Mar 12, 2023, 10:32 PM

#

Alright @simple hazel it's time

simple hazel Mar 12, 2023, 10:56 PM

#

Tell me when you're done

amber sleet Mar 12, 2023, 11:03 PM

#

The second one is coming up for me as a replay between @grave surge and @solid mason lol

#

Funny how it works out like that

#

Looks like Quinbee won

solid mason Mar 12, 2023, 11:04 PM

#

Huh?

amber sleet Mar 12, 2023, 11:05 PM

#

Lol it looks like Reoso typed the wrong replay ID and happened to get one with you two

#

What are the chances of that

solid mason Mar 12, 2023, 11:06 PM

#

Not high lol

simple hazel Mar 12, 2023, 11:06 PM

#

What

#

Which one i got wrong? lmao

amber sleet Mar 12, 2023, 11:07 PM

#

The second replay ID in the list is coming up as something else for me haha

simple hazel Mar 12, 2023, 11:07 PM

#

Let me check that

amber sleet Mar 12, 2023, 11:09 PM

#

This guy dashes like a maniac lol

simple hazel Mar 12, 2023, 11:11 PM

#

4EDB16869

#

That's the one i miswrote lmao

simple hazel Mar 12, 2023, 11:14 PM

#

amber sleet This guy dashes like a maniac lol

Fr i couldnt believe how cracked that guy was

#

I was getting really nervous so you can actually see how badly i'm messing up my punishes

amber sleet Mar 12, 2023, 11:18 PM

#

Your punishes actually look pretty good

#

What I'm seeing is more like

#

You're not dealing with the dashes very well

#

You started trying to check them the first game and it seemed to be working really well

#

But then you stopped

#

Your AAs are pretty good but only at a specific range

#

If he's closer or further away you just block

simple hazel Mar 12, 2023, 11:20 PM

#

Actually those first replays are the last games i played against him. So i think i started checking pretty late

#

And i still have some trouble whenever my opponent jumps when he's very close, my hands automatically press cr.HP so i get crossed up most of the time

amber sleet Mar 12, 2023, 11:23 PM

#

Actually idk if it was the order I typed them in or SFV doing it for me but it looks like I saw them in order

simple hazel Mar 12, 2023, 11:26 PM

#

Well, at least i think you got the whole picture lol

amber sleet Mar 12, 2023, 11:29 PM

#

Alright sorry it took so long lol but I've finished them all now

#

So there are a few things that stood out to me

#

The anti airs and dashing were the two biggest I think

#

But you also missed some meaties (esp after EX fireball)

#

He didn't AA you much at all and you could've exploited that harder

simple hazel Mar 12, 2023, 11:31 PM

#

Yeah he wasnt anti airing but whenever i jumped he dashed out of the way xD

amber sleet Mar 12, 2023, 11:31 PM

#

Haha that's good though!

#

Sometimes if you want to make em stop backdashing

#

CC it

#

Let me ask you

#

When he jumps and he's a little far for c.hp, what do you AA with

simple hazel Mar 12, 2023, 11:34 PM

#

I haven't really thought about it, i know that cr.HP won't always work but i've struggled to find a more reliable option

#

I've tried light dp sometimes

#

And i have seen other Sakura players use st.lp to avoid cross ups

#

I guess i was to nervous to think about other options

#

How do these players sleep at night xD

grave surge Mar 12, 2023, 11:37 PM

#

amber sleet The second one is coming up for me as a replay between <@152280112983834624> and...

what a wild coincidence, thanks for sharing lmao

amber sleet Mar 12, 2023, 11:37 PM

#

Take a look at this

#

https://streamable.com/dgz3g0

Streamable

StreetFighterV 2023-03-12 19-36-16

▶ Play video

amber sleet Mar 12, 2023, 11:37 PM

#

grave surge what a wild coincidence, thanks for sharing lmao

Lmao right

amber sleet Mar 12, 2023, 11:37 PM

#

amber sleet https://streamable.com/dgz3g0

So here I have Ryu set up to jump just outside the range of his j.hk

#

that means his jump in will whiff if I just stand there

#

c.hp still AAs it

#

The jumping normal extends his hurtbox by a lot

#

So you can hit him from further away than you realize

#

Now you also need to know that he can exploit that

#

So a jump from this far away is really a guess for both sides

#

https://streamable.com/4xb311

Streamable

StreetFighterV 2023-03-12 19-38-12

▶ Play video

#

Some people call this situation the "grappler jump"

simple hazel Mar 12, 2023, 11:40 PM

#

Damn that's weird

amber sleet Mar 12, 2023, 11:40 PM

#

So it's not that you can't anti air with it

#

You still can, and sometimes you have to

#

It's not a bad idea to go for it

#

https://streamable.com/kfefph but then take note of this

Streamable

StreetFighterV 2023-03-12 19-42-08

▶ Play video

#

We're at the end of its range lol but light dp moves forwards enough to beat the neutral jump while still AAing

#

Er, not neutral jump

#

Empty jump lol

simple hazel Mar 12, 2023, 11:51 PM

#

Seems complicated. Crazy how these little details can define the way a match turns out.
I've noticed how by learning just one new thing and applying it results in me doing much better in matches

amber sleet Mar 12, 2023, 11:52 PM

#

Yeah it's crazy!

#

think of when you learned to meaty

#

What a change lol

#

I went through the AA stuff specifically so you have a few options to think about now

#

I also asked this guy lol

#

He knows what's up

#

s.mk is a neat idea

#

Dashes are similar

#

You have a lot of options, not just reacting to and stuffing them

#

Of course that's ideal right

#

But you could throw out buttons preemptively

#

You could react with a delayed jab or delayed tech

#

You could react with a backdash lol

simple hazel Mar 12, 2023, 11:55 PM

#

Couldn't help but laugh at "stupid busted Karin" lmao

amber sleet Mar 12, 2023, 11:56 PM

#

Haha it's facts!

#

We were talking about whiff punishing buttons and hers are OD

simple hazel Mar 12, 2023, 11:56 PM

#

jabs work pretty well i think, ut seemed like those were working at some point, it allowed me to gain a little bit of ground and make the guy guess between a throw or a button

amber sleet Mar 12, 2023, 11:57 PM

#

Yeah the jabs were really good

#

That was a fine answer

simple hazel Mar 12, 2023, 11:57 PM

#

Should i challenge a little bit more?

amber sleet Mar 12, 2023, 11:57 PM

#

The next step would be converting off those jabs 👀

simple hazel Mar 12, 2023, 11:57 PM

#

Mash on wake up maybe

amber sleet Mar 12, 2023, 11:57 PM

#

But getting consistent checking them is first lol

#

It's not bad to

#

The thing is knowing when to respect it right

#

You didn't really test his meaties if I remember right

#

They might've been really bad

#

But if they're good, stop lol

simple hazel Mar 12, 2023, 11:58 PM

#

Gold players are much more consisntent than silvers in that regard, or maybe that's just what i think

#

People in gold overall seem like silver players but a little bit more tight in everything they do. That's why i really don't like to press anything whenever i'm on the receiving end of pressure.

#

Today i tried to start shimmying a little bit, i think that will work out pretty well once i've got it down. It seem to pair perfectly with Sakura's walk speed

amber sleet Mar 13, 2023, 12:04 AM

#

simple hazel People in gold overall seem like silver players but a little bit more tight in e...

That's how it felt for me too

#

When I hit gold haha

#

Shimmying is really powerful

#

You can also like delay your meaty, or use a slower button

#

To interrupt the throw startup instead

#

Maybe df.hk, that'd be really rewarding I'm sure

simple hazel Mar 13, 2023, 12:08 AM

#

I was using st.HP and i got some beefy convertions out of it

#

But yeah i very rarely use df.HK, i might start adding that too

#

I think st.LK also works just fine, just less damage

amber sleet Mar 13, 2023, 12:12 AM

#

I wouldn't use s.lk because you can't confirm anything off it right

#

Since it's 0 on ch

simple hazel Mar 13, 2023, 12:18 AM

#

Sometimes i'd do st.LK into ex fireball, and it would combo on counter, if you are in the corner you can also sneak a medium DP

#

But yeah it seems like theres better options

amber sleet Mar 13, 2023, 12:18 AM

#

Oh that's not bad

#

But yeah you don't need to spend the resource for those plus frames

simple hazel Mar 13, 2023, 12:22 AM

#

I agree

#

By the way, are you down for some sets right now?

amber sleet Mar 13, 2023, 12:26 AM

#

Yeah man sure

#

Inv sent

simple hazel Mar 13, 2023, 12:27 AM

#

I want to see how much i've improved lol

amber sleet Mar 13, 2023, 12:27 AM

#

You might dumpster me

#

👀

simple hazel Mar 13, 2023, 12:29 AM

#

Damn that misinput lol

amber sleet Mar 13, 2023, 12:39 AM

#

That was unfortunate

simple hazel Mar 13, 2023, 12:40 AM

#

I didn't mean to buffer into that lmao

amber sleet Mar 13, 2023, 12:43 AM

#

Haha that was funny

#

It's cool that hers hits so far

simple hazel Mar 13, 2023, 12:43 AM

#

It happened again lol

amber sleet Mar 13, 2023, 12:45 AM

#

Sorry that was totally cheese

simple hazel Mar 13, 2023, 12:46 AM

#

I choked really badly

amber sleet Mar 13, 2023, 12:46 AM

#

SFV be like

#

philjamenson walk forward before throwing challenge [IMPOSSIBLE]

simple hazel Mar 13, 2023, 12:51 AM

#

Finally

amber sleet Mar 13, 2023, 12:51 AM

#

See? Dumpster 😌

simple hazel Mar 13, 2023, 12:51 AM

#

I swear i'm teching that LMAO

amber sleet Mar 13, 2023, 12:51 AM

#

You tech like someone who just learned to delay tech

simple hazel Mar 13, 2023, 12:52 AM

#

I'm not tryint to delay tech, that's how fast i react

#

Lol

amber sleet Mar 13, 2023, 12:52 AM

#

Haha well it works!

#

But you should tech less

simple hazel Mar 13, 2023, 12:54 AM

#

Panic tech

amber sleet Mar 13, 2023, 12:54 AM

#

I get more off a shimmy than I do off like 3 or 4 throws

#

See if you'd just blocked there it would've been better

#

Haha nice

simple hazel Mar 13, 2023, 1:01 AM

#

Man, what was that

amber sleet Mar 13, 2023, 1:01 AM

#

Haha sorry that was hilarious

#

So those releases are all punishable

#

Well not the fireball

#

But mk and hk are

simple hazel Mar 13, 2023, 1:03 AM

#

Should have known that before lol

amber sleet Mar 13, 2023, 1:03 AM

#

Haha it's good to know

simple hazel Mar 13, 2023, 1:03 AM

#

At least i got a game this time 😭

#

;)*

amber sleet Mar 13, 2023, 1:04 AM

#

So I can chain heavy into the fireball to make it safe

#

but it's -6

#

If I do hk xx mk it'll trade with 5f though, so you might wanna default to a 4f or faster punish

#

Mk is -4, but if I go into the fireball, it trades with 4f

#

So punish that with your 3f

simple hazel Mar 13, 2023, 1:04 AM

#

Yeah everything she does seems really safe, i don't even know when its my turn lol

amber sleet Mar 13, 2023, 1:05 AM

#

Her only normal that's plus and not a light is s.mp

#

The elbow

#

Nobody ever makes it all the way through that

simple hazel Mar 13, 2023, 1:14 AM

#

The male urge to tech at any given chance

#

I teched that

#

Now i understand the meaning of that phrase

amber sleet Mar 13, 2023, 1:17 AM

#

Haha this game doesn't read half my techs!

#

And it just makes them up when I don't tech 😔

simple hazel Mar 13, 2023, 1:17 AM

#

Let's do one more lol

amber sleet Mar 13, 2023, 1:17 AM

#

Sounds good to me

simple hazel Mar 13, 2023, 1:17 AM

#

I wonder if the timing for the tech varies from one character to another

amber sleet Mar 13, 2023, 1:18 AM

#

Throw frames are all universal

#

Including tech windows

#

But shimmies have to play out differently because the ranges vary

simple hazel Mar 13, 2023, 1:22 AM

#

Damn these rounds are really fun

#

It's either you or me just steamrolling lol

#

Let's fucking goooo!

amber sleet Mar 13, 2023, 1:29 AM

#

😎

#

Ggs boss!

simple hazel Mar 13, 2023, 1:32 AM

#

Ggs man, i think i was a little better this time.

amber sleet Mar 13, 2023, 1:32 AM

#

You adapt super quick

simple hazel Mar 13, 2023, 1:32 AM

#

Actually impressed i managed to take some games lol

amber sleet Mar 13, 2023, 1:32 AM

#

Haha I told you

#

I'm not a very high bar lol

#

there are some folks here that are nuts

simple hazel Mar 13, 2023, 1:33 AM

#

I mean, it's better this way. I wouldn't learn anything if i were to face a Ultimate Grand Master

amber sleet Mar 13, 2023, 1:33 AM

#

Yeah it's hard when they're crazy good because you don't as easily see which if your options are good since they all lose haha

simple hazel Mar 13, 2023, 1:33 AM

#

Exactly lol

#

I'll lab some of that crazy stuff you were doing

#

Some of it must be punishable lol

amber sleet Mar 13, 2023, 1:34 AM

#

So I can make the fireball plus by spacing it

#

That's a big part of it

simple hazel Mar 13, 2023, 1:34 AM

#

Can i ask why You don't play ranked anymore?

amber sleet Mar 13, 2023, 1:34 AM

#

I can even make it plus enough to dash behind but after a cancel from a normal that leaves a gap

#

Hmm

#

I never liked ranked much

#

I like chatting while I play people

#

And I like longer sets

#

I used to want to play everyone, so I asked a ton of people for games

#

Then they started asking me and I had no game time for ranked

#

And I realized I liked that a lot more

#

It's been to my detriment really

simple hazel Mar 13, 2023, 1:36 AM

#

Yeah i can definetly agree on the longer sets part, it would be better if it were at least 3 games per ranked set

amber sleet Mar 13, 2023, 1:36 AM

#

Overall

simple hazel Mar 13, 2023, 1:36 AM

#

I wouldn't see it as a detriment if you're enjoying yourself just by doing that

amber sleet Mar 13, 2023, 1:36 AM

#

Yeah I mean it's a game and I'm playing to have fun right

#

So I never really minded

#

But a lot of the people that've taught me to play give me shit for it

#

Since it'd be better for my play to do it

simple hazel Mar 13, 2023, 1:37 AM

#

Just do what makes you happy, i don't get why people get so upset about that

amber sleet Mar 13, 2023, 1:37 AM

#

Haha exactly

#

Some people just wanna game

#

It's funny because like

#

I have a friend who I go to irl tournaments with sometimes

#

And he's really really good

#

and one day he was like

#

"Bro the reason you need to play ranked is that you don't get scared of UGMs in tournament at all but there's some gold you've never heard of and you play like you're terrified"

#

Or something like that

#

Which is really funny

#

@proper gulch remember that

simple hazel Mar 13, 2023, 1:39 AM

#

For real. I mean, i do enjoy the sweaty ass nature of a ranked mode, it's so hilariously brutal i can't help but enjoy it even more because of that. It's like picking a fight in middle school lol

amber sleet Mar 13, 2023, 1:39 AM

#

Oh that's hilarious

#

There are some real demons who you'll only find in ranked

simple hazel Mar 13, 2023, 1:40 AM

#

That fucking Ryu man

amber sleet Mar 13, 2023, 1:40 AM

#

You ever run into LastHatian

simple hazel Mar 13, 2023, 1:40 AM

#

Nah, never met him

amber sleet Mar 13, 2023, 1:40 AM

#

I forget if he's gold ish or plat ish but he's the wall every NA EC player needs to get around

#

And then there's the Birdie

#

ImProllyDrunk

#

But I think he's high plat

simple hazel Mar 13, 2023, 1:41 AM

#

The odds of running into them might not be very high, i don't know how regions work in this game.

#

But i get matched up exclusively with people in the US, even tho i'm from Mexico

amber sleet Mar 13, 2023, 1:41 AM

#

I don't think it's region so much as just ping

#

You're lucky tbh

#

the Mexican Akumas are their own breed

simple hazel Mar 13, 2023, 1:42 AM

#

Is that an equivalent to Brazilian Kens?

amber sleet Mar 13, 2023, 1:43 AM

#

Yeah haha

#

I used to be friends with a Brazilian Vega

#

I tried to learn as much as I could from him

simple hazel Mar 13, 2023, 1:44 AM

#

I've ran into some really funky Mexican Ryus

#

Nobody plays this game over here so i guess that's why i don't see them as much

simple hazel Mar 13, 2023, 1:44 AM

#

amber sleet I used to be friends with a Brazilian Vega

That sounds terryfing lol

amber sleet Mar 13, 2023, 1:45 AM

#

I've got a question for you

#

🧐

simple hazel Mar 13, 2023, 1:45 AM

#

Yea

amber sleet Mar 13, 2023, 1:45 AM

#

Are you Mr. Reoso or are you Mr. Leono

#

🤔

simple hazel Mar 13, 2023, 1:45 AM

#

Oh

#

Just call me Leono pls

amber sleet Mar 13, 2023, 1:45 AM

#

Yeah for sure

simple hazel Mar 13, 2023, 1:45 AM

#

Mr_ereoso is my PSN ID, but i've grown more fond of MrLeono lol

proper gulch Mar 13, 2023, 1:46 AM

#

@amber sleet needs to play Ranked

amber sleet Mar 13, 2023, 1:46 AM

#

You can change your name in just the server if you want it to match

#

See

#

UGMs are a plague

simple hazel Mar 13, 2023, 1:47 AM

#

Just wait until in become one XD

#

Maybe some day

amber sleet Mar 13, 2023, 1:47 AM

#

You're well on your way my friend 😌

simple hazel Mar 13, 2023, 1:47 AM

#

I've really gotten into competitive fighting game, that's the main reason i picked SFV

#

I didn't like MK11 as much honestly

#

Unfortunately theres no tournaments over here so, i hope SF6 brings a lot more players into the Mexican scene

amber sleet Mar 13, 2023, 1:49 AM

#

I haven't played much MK11

#

I'm more of a UMK3 guy myself 😎

#

I'm sure SF6 will help

#

Idk how big the scene is over there to begin with though

simple hazel Mar 13, 2023, 1:49 AM

#

Don't do it lol, it might be really fun at the beginning, but comeback mechanics are as, if not more obnoxious than SFV's

simple hazel Mar 13, 2023, 1:50 AM

#

amber sleet Idk how big the scene is over there to begin with though

It's really small for anything that isn't Smash

amber sleet Mar 13, 2023, 1:50 AM

#

Leo's from Mexico, right?

simple hazel Mar 13, 2023, 1:50 AM

#

Yes

amber sleet Mar 13, 2023, 1:51 AM

#

Cool

simple hazel Mar 13, 2023, 1:51 AM

#

I guess that's why

amber sleet Mar 13, 2023, 1:51 AM

#

I used to play a lot of Smash but I never went to tournaments or anything

#

I kinda hated the game lol

simple hazel Mar 13, 2023, 1:51 AM

#

We don't have many outstanding players in other games

#

Sparg0 is also from Mexico

amber sleet Mar 13, 2023, 1:51 AM

#

is the KOF scene big down there?

#

Sparg0 I don't know

simple hazel Mar 13, 2023, 1:52 AM

#

amber sleet is the KOF scene big down there?

Kinda, but people are reeeally absorbed on their own nostalgia. So anything that isn't KOF 2002 is shit to them

amber sleet Mar 13, 2023, 1:53 AM

#

Haha that's funny

proper gulch Mar 13, 2023, 1:53 AM

#

it's in the mexican DNA Code

simple hazel Mar 13, 2023, 1:53 AM

#

Maquinitas

proper gulch Mar 13, 2023, 1:53 AM

#

they can see the code of KOF to its lower levels.

simple hazel Mar 13, 2023, 1:54 AM

#

and that's facts lol

#

Even then, i don't think the competitive scene is really that big, and travelling isn't the safest option either lmao

#

So i guess i'm kind of stuck with online play for now

amber sleet Mar 13, 2023, 1:56 AM

#

Well if nothing else, the SF6 netcode is much better

simple hazel Mar 13, 2023, 1:57 AM

#

I hope that helps online tournaments a little bit more

#

Wheni feel good enough to get into one, that is

amber sleet Mar 13, 2023, 1:58 AM

#

Ah it's worth it to just join

#

Then you get to make friends and get good practice

#

Tourney sets are great because people like to take them seriously

#

Usually give good replays

simple hazel Mar 13, 2023, 1:59 AM

#

For how small it is, the FGC seems like a really nice place to socialize

amber sleet Mar 13, 2023, 2:00 AM

#

Yeah people tend to be super chill

#

Except on twitter 👀

simple hazel Mar 13, 2023, 2:00 AM

#

I might just join a tournament, before SF6 comes out, just to see how well i can perform lol

simple hazel Mar 13, 2023, 2:00 AM

#

amber sleet Except on twitter 👀

Good thing i don't even have a twitter account xd

amber sleet Mar 13, 2023, 2:01 AM

#

Every Saturday we have one in the server, it's EC locked but idk what that implies for Mexico lol

amber sleet Mar 13, 2023, 2:01 AM

#

simple hazel Good thing i don't even have a twitter account xd

Haha me neither

#

But there are a lot of tournaments around

#

Join and get rekt, it's usually fun

simple hazel Mar 13, 2023, 2:02 AM

#

I wonder if Mexico is considered part of NA in some way

amber sleet Mar 13, 2023, 2:02 AM

#

I know Canada is usually counted

#

So Mexico might be too

simple hazel Mar 13, 2023, 2:02 AM

#

I mean, i live in the northern end of the country so i guess that's why i get so many US players

amber sleet Mar 13, 2023, 2:02 AM

#

For tourneys and stuff

simple hazel Mar 13, 2023, 2:03 AM

#

Who might be able to answer that question?

amber sleet Mar 13, 2023, 2:03 AM

#

Hmm 🤔

#

who's in Mexico

#

@gaunt gust is in Texas

gaunt gust Mar 13, 2023, 2:04 AM

#

I HAVE BEEN SUMMONED

amber sleet Mar 13, 2023, 2:05 AM

#

😌 Nelson's the goat

gaunt gust Mar 13, 2023, 2:05 AM

#

https://tenor.com/view/exodia-yu-gi-oh-anime-summon-gif-17959838

Tenor

#

Hello

amber sleet Mar 13, 2023, 2:05 AM

#

Is Mexico usually counted as central NA for tournaments

#

NAE privilege is not needing to know these things

simple hazel Mar 13, 2023, 2:06 AM

#

Man Discord is a really funny place

gaunt gust Mar 13, 2023, 2:06 AM

#

Oof thats a tough one to answer cause typically they dont really make central its own thing its usually east west and midwest

#

And texas falls into both parts depending on what part of texas youre in

#

But mexico i think is usually considered west

simple hazel Mar 13, 2023, 2:07 AM

#

Is there some tournament active regions who considers Mexico as part of it? So i can get to play at least lol

amber sleet Mar 13, 2023, 2:09 AM

#

@iron trail you're not in Mexico right? I think you said you used to live there? 🤔

#

I might be making this up

iron trail Mar 13, 2023, 2:09 AM

#

im close to the border

#

but yeah i lived in mexico

iron trail Mar 13, 2023, 2:09 AM

#

amber sleet Is Mexico usually counted as central NA for tournaments

yes

#

i can send links to some TOs that run mexico stuff

amber sleet Mar 13, 2023, 2:10 AM

#

Oh yo I knew someone had the hookup

simple hazel Mar 13, 2023, 2:13 AM

#

That would be greatly appreciated

iron trail Mar 13, 2023, 2:14 AM

#

https://twitter.com/ElHorror_TK

#

ive done commentary for one of his tournaments before

#

lots of high level competition

#

i would send him a message and see whats up

#

they mostly do tekken stuff but they do run SFV brackets

gaunt gust Mar 13, 2023, 2:15 AM

#

https://tenor.com/view/mexico-capi-perez-mexican-gif-23419509

Tenor

#

Thank you josie

iron trail Mar 13, 2023, 2:15 AM

#

https://twitter.com/Anya_Tekken

#

also anya will post a lot about upcoming tournaments

#

like a lot

#

the only issue could be connection bc they do include central america in some tournaments

#

just keep an eye on their timelines

#

they will post something eventually

#

good luck 🫡

iron trail Mar 13, 2023, 2:16 AM

#

simple hazel I wonder if Mexico is considered part of NA in some way

also yes

#

most tournaments nowadays arent region locked

#

theonlinelocal will let you play if you pass the connection test

#

https://discord.com/invite/pVUHbgX

#

its tomorrow

#

they run 2 tournaments on monday

#

one at 8pm est

#

and one at 8pm pst

#

worth a shot

#Looking for some coaching, currently on Ultra Silver